Aladdin star Mena Massoud connects with Esquire Middle East for its May 2019 issue. Doug Inglish photographs the star for the occasion. Embracing a designer wardrobe, Massoud dons leather and more from the likes of Saint Laurent. Switching gears and discussing Aladdin, Massoud shares, Honestly, it is a huge opportunity for me personally but, more importantly, it stands for something that is far greater than the art that is being represented on screen, it stands for ethnic diversity.
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The 27-year-old actor continues, Do you know how rare it is to go to a cinema and see Middle Easterners represented in huge Hollywood blockbusters? With Aladdin I thought,
Read more at EsquireME.com.Finally! Here’s a role in a Hollywood blockbuster that I could play!
It was a time where I wasn’t auditioning for lead roles because they were just not being written for visibly ethnic people.
Mena Massoud Esquire Middle East Photo Shoot
